Clueless (1995)

Director:

Amy Heckerling

Writer (WGA):

Amy Heckerling (written by)

Release Date:

19 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Sex. Clothes. Popularity. Is there a problem here?

Plot:

Jane Austen's Emma meets Beverley Hills 90210 in US West Coast teen lifestyle parody.

Plot Keywords:

Makeover | School | Teacher | Teen | Jane Austen

Awards:

6 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Alicia Silverstone	...	Cher Horowitz
Stacey Dash	...	Dionne
Brittany Murphy	...	Tai
Paul Rudd	...	Josh
Donald Faison	...	Murray
Elisa Donovan	...	Amber
Breckin Meyer	...	Travis
Jeremy Sisto	...	Elton
Dan Hedaya	...	Mel Horowitz
Wallace Shawn	...	Mr. Wendell Hall
Twink Caplan	...	Miss Toby Geist
Justin Walker	...	Christian
Sabastian Rashidi	...	Paroudasm
Herb Hall	...	Principal
Julie Brown	...	Ms. Stoeger

Also Known As:

I Was a Teenage Teenager (USA) (working title)
No Worries (USA) (working title)
Ni idea (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
As Meninas de Beverly Hills (Portugal) [pt]
As Patricinhas de Beverly Hills (Brazil) [pt]
Clueless (France) [fr]
Clueless (Norway) [no]
Clueless (Finland) [fi]
Clueless - Was sonst! (Germany) [de]
Clueless: fuera de onda (Spain) [es]
Firlama kizlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Les collégiennes de Beverly Hills (Canada: French title) [fr]
Nimas pojma (Slovenia) [sl]
Ragazze a Beverly Hills (Italy) [it]
Spinédzserek (Hungary) [hu]
To koritsi tou Beverly Hills (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex related dialogue and some teen use of alcohol and drugs.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #33483) | Iceland:L | Canada:14 (New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Prince Edward Island) | South Korea:12 | South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Denmark:12 | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of the promotional items distributed to tie-in with the film was a booklet called How to Speak Cluelessly; in it was a lexicon of many of the invented terms used for the Clueless world (some of which became part of real teen lingo at the time). An example: a Baldwin is a very handsome male, as in the famous sibling actors.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: The debate teacher refers to Cher as "Cher Horowitz," but the name on her report card (viewed when her father is looking at it, after the grades have been changed) is "Cher Hamilton." The piece of mail her father tosses aside right before looking at her report card says "Melvin Hamilton" also.

Quotes:

Cher: Sometimes you have to show a little skin. This reminds boys of being naked, and then they think of sex.

Movie Connections:

References Il conformista (1970)

Soundtrack:

ROLLIN' WITH MY HOMIES

Two very enthusiastic thumbs up!

When I saw the trailers for this film, I was completely opposed to it. Indeed, I almost refused to watch it the first time I had the opportunity, but now I am most happy I did. It is one of the most watched movies in my collection (though granted that is more because of friends than myself, as I've seen it too many times on my own to want to spoil myself with extra viewing). It's utterly charming, and agreeable to all the members of my overwhelmingly large family. To say that this movie lacks depth is a no -brainer, but to not watch it for this reason is pointless - especially when barely anything that comes through these days has point. Point is not important to an entertaining film, it's the lines of dialogue that seem to flow endlessly through these characters, and the masterful way that Amy Heckerling adapted the script from Jane Austen's Emma. I read the book following the viewing of this movie, and Harriet Smith to me will always resemble Tai. Wonderful Film!